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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05

Il Scotch Shipb1nEder has submitted to
the Admiralty the plans of a novel
war vessel intended for the defense of
the Clyde and other e~stuarles. The
vessel is $50 feet long, 80 feet wide,
and is divided into 80 watertight com
partments by bulkheads; the bottom of
the hull describes a segment of a circle,
allowing the vessel to turn on her axis,
and above the water-llne she has a
steel belt two feet thick and sloping up
and down, 80 that a shot striking the
apex of the belt would be shattered, OF
would glance off If it struck the slope.
Her armament consists of two powerful
guns, one placed fore and the other aft.
The funnel is made on u telescope
principle, and on deck when In action
there would be nothing on which a shot
could take effect except the guns.
The passage of the Sscz canal is or
dinarily made in thirty-six to forty
hours, but vessels fitted with the cleo
trio light apparatus can go through In
sixteen hours,
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What is eternitys ~ day without
yesterday or tomorrow, a line that has
no end.
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Slanor Tosellr Save the .IonnnnI nf thn

SlgR0r I0Seilr says the Journal OF the
Society OF Arts, Is reported to have in
vented an apparatus for exploring the
depths o. the ocean without danger or
Inconvenience IL Is aboat 2j feet IN
height and constructed Of stee.-plate.
with gun.metd castings. 1t is ealcu.
lated to resist pressure of $50 pounfs
to the square inch, so as to lie able to
attain a depth Of G5 fathoms. The :
ternal space is divided into three com-
partments-at the bottom a chamber
capable of being enlarged or contracted
BY a flexible diaphragm 80 as to increase
oc diminish the volume of water dis
placed, and thus permit of rising or
sinking; a room capable of holding
eight explorers, occupying the central
portion Of the spheroid, ard provided
with lenses, so as to permit of looking
out, and the upper surface reserved for
those lntrusted with maDeuvering the
vessel. a powerful electric lamp is to
send It's rays all around the apparatus
for a considerable a and t%elegraphic
and telephone wires will place those in
the vessel in communication with the
steamer from which it is intended to be
suspended.
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-crmonde will probably be retired
TO the stud after next season.
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] am, very truly yours,
GEORGE DOAl

Foreman at Goodger & MAYORS shoe
factory. 65 South st. Paul street; resi-.
dence, 6 Griffith street.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05

Don't 60 to law unless you have
nothing to lose. lawyers houses are
built on fools heads.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05

Commerce quickly sees the best way
to effect her purpose. Since the st.
Gothard Tunnel was finished much of
the Italian trade has been diverted into
the hands of the Belgians, Germans,
and Hollanders. Through the tunnel
and without breaking bulk early fruits
may be taken from all parts of Italyto
the principal seaports of the Continent
or the German Ocean, and from such
places as Antwerp and ROTTERDAM
swift steamers convey the precious but
perishable produce with all speed to
London aud other English cities, where
a ready market Is obtained. An active
trade is, and can be, one-sidcd.
The Italians are now receiving from
the north Of Europe articles they hardly
dreamed of obtaining a few years ago.
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No Opium In Piso's Cure for Consume
ion. Cures where other remedies fall. 25c.
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n
HnrffOrd. Conn.

A particle Is applied into e1ch nossrIl and Is agree
able to use. Price 80 cts. by mail o.. at druggists.
send for circular. ELY BROTHERS. Druggists.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05

A CORRESPONDENT writes that a
brood of chickens were in the habit of
%frequenting the shed II which he kept
his bees. The bers stung all the dark
colored M to ieath, yet did not
modest the light colored chicks. Why
the preferenceP The editor writes that
be has frequently spoken Of the advan-
tage of wearing light clothes among the
bees. We wear black bee wells because
we cannot see clearly through any other
color. Woolly, fuzzy and dark mater
ials are objected to by bees. A man
with a plug hat on rarely gets stung,
unless by a bee that Is trying to ''shoot
the hat )" aims too low and hits theface
by mistake, while a companion at a
suitable distance is perfectly safe.
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FARM NOTES,

TIE potato is among the most staple
articles or vegetable food grown. It
is grown in nearly all parts of the habi.
table globe. For some years the crop
has been annually endangered and cur
tailed by the ravages Of the Colorado
beetle, an insect or bug which DESTROYED
the tops and killed the growth OF the
Juber. Fol- a year or two the fight
igatnst this pest was almost hopeless.
They multiplied so rapidly that the
process FIRST adopted OF picking them
off the vines aud then destroying them,
a a thankless task. Paris green, it
vas found, would, when properly APP
oiled, Kill them. But it required such
constant application To keep the plants
even partially rid of the bugs, that
many farmers became discouraged and
ceased planting. Teen came a cold,
wet season, destructive to potatoes,
and this, with the decreased planting,
caused such a scarcity in the markets
that it wa found profitable to import
potatoes from Ireland. But within the
past two or three years patient applIca-
ton of the antidote to the bugs has
been resumed, and the farmers say that
last year they were not as numerous as
IN former years, aud from indications it
thought that in the course of a year
Or two they will entirely disappear, and
nave the potatoopen for another scourge
1f some kind. The varieties OF white
potatoes have multiplied within the
past half century more largely than
any other vegetable. OF all the varie-
Ties, 1t is generally believed that the
early Rose" is the best and most
Drolinc. The yield of potatoes is from
i59 to 300 bushels per acre. The ear.
Hest potatoes received In this market
come from Bermuda, followed by a
supply from the South. neither OF
which are considered as good as those
If more northern production. Lands
producing watery, inferior tubers, de-
icient in starch, almost worthless for
eating, and very small crops beside,
have been made. by liberal dressing of
plaster, to turn out good crops of supe-
riOr potatoes, large, smooth, meaIey
when cooked, and rich in starch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-05-13
A Railroad in n Desert,

Several Interesting things seen in
railroad building have been solved by
the completion of the Trans-Caspian
road from the Caspian Sea to the ANU
Dara or Oxus river The road is unique
in the fact that it is the only railroad in
the world which runs through the NOV
ing sands of a desert. Here and there
along the $50 miles of completed track
the road passes through regions covered
by sand so fine that the slightest wind
moves it. About 200 miles Of the road
runs through these san Is. Some emi-
nent engineers asserted that a railroad
could not be maintained amid these
wastes. General Tchernaicf said it
would be necessary to build side walls
all the way, and lie condemned the en-
Tire scheme, urging against it all the
objections that had previously been
raised in France against the proposed
Trans -Saharan railroai.
The d dficutes were certainly great,
but it seems likely that G neral Amen
koif will achieve complete triumph
over the croaker5 who asserted that all
his railroad cuttings would become
chokcd with sand, and that the embank-
mcnts woull be blown away. He has
employed different cxpcdients on differ
cnt parts Of the road to solve the prob
lem of drifting sand, and with the mes
gratifying success. Il Chicago Sun.
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The strength of the Tay bridge at the
time of its building was such that it was
pronounced ''perhaps the most rcmarka-
bic structure in the world" Engineer
ing, a British magazine, speaking of its
test, when five engines, weighing 800
tons, were placed on a sing.c span, said
eThe result is the establishment Of this
fact $50 important TO the public that
the bridge is strong out of all proper
ton to its possible necessities. The load
which the structure is calculated to
carry is six times greater than that to
which it was sub jected."
And yet this great bridge, which cost
81, 75O, 00O collapsed within few
months after it was finished, the acci
dent being the only one in all railroad
history in which no survivor lived tc
tell the tale.
The theory of capitalization, now ac
cepted as accounting for many railroad
accidents, seems peculiarly applicable tc
the fall Of the Busscy bridge. VIbra
tions and hammer blows would s EN- tC
have crystaIized some portion of thu
structure and prepared it for fall wher
at last the "life" Of garder had beer
exhausted, and it broke beneath tht
engines humping driving wheels. =
philadelphia Record.
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HUMOROUS.

The growing party Tie baby.
The rule oftcncst broken in school
Fcru'e.
All birds have something of an airy
manner.
To fool with bee calls forth sting
ing rebukc.
A crow bar-Patting a muz1le on
shanghai rooster.
4 man who does business on a large
scale-A coal dealer.
Hanging is too good for a painting
that is badly executed.
Motto for hair restorer- "Therc's
always room on the top"
All the difference III the world-Tho
difference between the North and South
Pole.
Ella Wheeler says the world has lost
its passion. Watch the next Presiden-
tial election, E Ia.
A deaf man cannot be legally con
vcted. 1t is unlawful to convict a man
without hearing.
There is a brave woman in Baltimore.
She admits being old enough to have
been kissed by Lafayette.
A sanitary officer of Paris says there
are fully $500 600 rats in that city.
Still American girls are not afraid to 90
to the French capital.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says that she
loves the hustle in large city. In the
2 country it may be in the way, especially
in a black berry clearing.
1t is said that a man could easily carry
$40, 900, 600 if the money was in ten
thousand-dolla bills. 1t is worth while
for every man to know this so as to be
prepared for any emergency.
"No, sir" he said emphatically 81
have Travelled for forty years on the
road, and never yet went through an
accident" How do you account for
hw "Well, sometimes | think it's
because l never happened to get on a
train that was wrecked"
H. was four years old and had re-
ceived his first trumpet He enjoyed it
immensely. When he was put to bed
his mother asked him to put away his
trumpet and say his prayers. 81 tell
you what let's do, mamma" said the
young man. "You pray, and I'll just
keep On blowing
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND, MAY I3, 1857



r. a,o, o,,. fo.ra,,ott i,,l, ami b,cl.
,r,,o ,,irl..,, e..,,ro. fair and frau
uover,,,,, a-,ain., d, .rroo, ., bito sail
r.,lo snirit sho,,os II day.rngair
-, -, H., '.,.,.l ma, t,,sre
IL. -. -,
rr,vas Io,,,,a III q ian,,,.o
The east was bright with yellow noon,
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The skin of Ones Teeth.

1t may be interesting to note that this
expression, which by many is regarded
as vulgar slang, has really the high
classical authority of the Bible. 1t is
Job Ok, 2O) who excIaims in his anguish,
Il am escaped with the skin of my
teeth" Some common sayings, such as
God tcmpers the wind to the shorn
lamb" Pouring oil on the troubled
waters" "Thc war horse scents the
battle from afar," etc, are supposed to
be in the Bible, though not SO. But
there are not many who, in using the ex-
preston of hanging on or being saved
by the "skin Of their teeth" know the
authority for its use.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-05-13
Horses in Mexico.

hear great deal of talk about heavy
American horses not being adapted to
he climate of Mexico, says Patrick Levy
n the St. Louis Globe Democrat, and |
lave been told by local experts that
mall, wiry animal-pony build was the
,nly kind that cou.d be acclimatized.
This is all nonsense. l have been buy
ng horses in St. Louis for years, and
requently purchase in New York and
kentucky, wherever a fne coach horse
,an be found. They all go to the
City Of Mexico, where they thrive won
lerfuly, seeming to live longer and pre-
ierye appearances after the time when, in
his latitude, they grow woolly and
icraggy. There are two horses, belong
ng to private stable, which can not be
ess than 21 and 23 years old, respec-
lively. as they were taken into the Re
public over fifteen years ago, and have
leen in active service ever slncc,
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NO. 81.
JOY and Sorrow.

Joy is young.
with voice like he chime Of silver bells
And sweet are the ta'e; its melody tells,
Baptizing all hearts in the hallowed wells
OF love and song.
Sorrow is old
With a voice like the autumn wind IL moanS,
And tell, with tales in its wailiug tones
Which Ireak the fu | hearts of toiling ones,
Cruel and cold.
joy all truth,
Roams fields Of del ght with lily crown,
Braiiing her tresscs Of un-bathed brown.
While fate on her radiant heal rains down
Eternal youth.
Sorrow all teas
With sleepless eyes walks the way of gloom
Only crowned with sable veil and Plume.
And follows a hearse like following doom
Through endless years
Joy can sleep
In the domed palace or ived tower,
Or fold her 60 den wings in flower,
And sleep like a bird in white rose bower
A peaceful seep.
Harriet Smead in the Current,
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The Most Norlherlr Railway.

There is now in course of being made
railway which, when completed,
will run from the port of
Luea, in Sweden, to the ford Ofoten,
in Norway. Already forty-fve miles Of
road northward from Lulea have been
laid, so that this portion is now entitled
to be regarded as the most northerly
railway in the world. This claim will,
however, become more fully established
when the whole line is finished, for
Ofoten lies considerably to the north of
the Arctic Circle.
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Almost q neAih.Mnsk.

The hoaor Of having ones features
preserved TO prosperity in enduring
bronze is sometimes offset by the danger
to life attending the prcuminarics to the
compliment The Boston Budget tells
the story q how Thomas jefferson was
placed in a very serious predicament
when on one occasion Mr.. Browcre, O
New Yorl. sculptor, attempted to take
plaster cast Of his head.
The family of the ex-president were
opposed toit, but he finally consented,
saying that he could not find it in his
heart to rsluse a man so triting a favor
who had conc SO far lie was placed
on his back on a sofa, one of his hands
grasping achair which stood in front.
His family could no; bear to see him
with the plaster over his face, and there
fore were ~ present; and the faithful
Burwell, Ms colored body servant, was
the only pason, beside the artist, IN the
room.
The process began, but there was some
defect in tic arrangements made to per
nit his keathing, and Mr.. jefferson
came neal suifocating. lie was toe
weak to rise or to relieve himself, and
his feeble Struggles were unnoticed o.
unhecded BY his Parrhasius.
TIc sufferer finally bethought himsel
of the chaig on which his hand rested.
He raised il as far as he was able, ant
struck it d the floor. Burweil became
conscious II his situation and sprany
furlously forward. The artist shattered
his cast in IN instant.
The family now reached the room anC
Browere Looked as though he though
their arrival most opportune, for thou Z
Burwell was supporting his master i
his arms The fierce glare of the Africa
eye BODIED danger. Browere was per
mitted to pick up his fragments of plas
ter and carry them off, but whether b
ever put hem together to represer
feat ures epaciated with age and dC
bility and 7rithing in suffocstion, is IL
known.
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Mcll Preserred Wont

Iho River Niloui, iu Nor,h Siberia. is
frozen a greater part Of the year. In the
cold season thc natives follow its course
% the South; aud 81, spring comes on
thcy rtturn Ii was during ono of these
mierltious that Hn entire rhiuocerous was
discovered The river, swollen by the
melting snow aud ice. had 0ycrfl0wcd its
banks and undermined The frozen ground.
until finally with d crash, huge mass
10 mingled earth and ice broke away and
came laundering down Some Of the
morc daring natives vcuturcd near and
We're rewarded by % sight wonderful in
The extreme broad section Of lev
earth Ind been exposed, and hanging
from layer oi icc and gravel was Great
lire 50 weird that 1T first they would not
approach it, 1t hung partly free, and
had evidently been uncovered hy thcland-
lidr From the head cStcndcd long
horn. as ;aIi as some of tha children.
while bchhd il was another, Smaller one.
Bu tLc tunga~t feature Of this curious
monster was that it was covered with
hair
1T tir,t, the astonishcd discoyercrs
thought the creature was alive, and that
it bad pushed aside the earth, and was
coming out But the great rbinoceros
wis dead, and had probably been en-
tombcd thousands Of wears The body
was lroIcu a- hard %, stone. and the hair
covered hide seemed likc frozen leather.
md did not hang in folds as does the
skin of living species Several months
uaS>cd before thcauimal was entirely nm
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A precoclons Financler.

Little Nellie was paid by her mother
one cent dozen for pins picked up from
tie carpet to keep the baby from getting
them. 'tNurse," said Nellie as her
stock of pennie, increased, ''do you
know what am going to do when have
.lx coutslo "No,' answered nurse. 81
am going 10 buy paper Of pins and
scatter them over the floor, and then
pick them NJ" answered. the young
6oancier. who was barely five Year' old.
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AYERS
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Great Drinkers.

1.-THE base ball clubs must be CON-
posed of great drinkers remarked
Lighthcad.
"How do you make that outlp asked
r 1binson.
Nv y, they never 90 on the field
without having two or three pitchers
among them, IN, y, suat
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RnhhY,s Little Tnnrne.

'And don't you know why, Bobby1'
said the minister, who was dining with
the family, your mamma doesn't want
you to eat a second piece of pie1'
eyes, sir" replied Bobby. "she
said that il you didn't Tx, any there
would be enough left over for to-mor.
row,"-lN-w York sun,
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General Il. Nicholson, in the st.
Louis Glo& Democrat, relates that in
1870 he wa4a member of Yale College
expedition Which Professor O. c. Marsh
took across lhc plains. One popularity
of the profel lsor was that he was very
rvous aadI dIrathe timid horseman. He
was continually talking 10 his horse,
checking and exclaiming ''whoa
whoaP in Aue tones. After we had
setn oiiils n .1Ia.sz'-cS- months we fell il
with some + vdly Indians, one Of whom
we hired as guide. The professor had &
great ambitv pa TO impress these children
Of the wild brncss, and we knew that
nothing would please him so much as to
receive some name from them Indicative
OF the character of his pursuit. The
Indians certainly were impressed by him
but not in the way he expected and de-
sired. Ole day member of our party
came to the p ofessor AMI SAIL PRO
fessor Marsh, Indian jim has given you
a name" Marsh drew himself up and,
with good deal Of suppressed eager
ness, asked what it was, expecting to
hear something like the "White Ch cf"
or 'Big Medicine Bon Man." re-
ferring to his fossihferous pursuits.
Jim rode with you yesterday and
noticed the way you managed your
horse, and you are now known to the
Indians as the Heap Whoa Man. >"
The Professor said not a word, Lut all
through the day preserved a most morose
and gloomy aspect, and to this day
there is no means by which his ill-will
can so certainly be secured as by calling
him the ''Heap Whoa MaQ."
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A Good Feature.

sardonicu, Jr., (who is lovingly ca
rcssing the down on his upper lip
'What do you til nix Of my mustoche,
pr
sardonicus, sr. "Thcre IS one par
ticularly good feature about it,
"And what is th,t, its coIor2'
"No, it is that you can neglect shay
ing for a month, and none but a close
observer would notice itw-[ Detroit
Free Press.
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assisted" by Her Pa.

Pousonby-Heard you called on Miss
Blgley last nighi2
DeTwiriger (gIoomiy-So did.
Had nice time, except toward the close
of the evening.
'She was cold to you2"
"Oh, no; very warm; but her father
-er-he came down stairs as l was
leaving and assis ed me to-er-leave.
-TPhiade phia Call.